Peru’s President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress

ThatRobGuy · Dec 7, 2022

Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress | CNN

Peru's President Pedro Castillo has been detained by Lima police, a source with knowledge of the case told CNNE, after lawmakers voted to oust him on Wednesday as he attempted to dissolve the legislative body and install an emergency government.

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Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female president on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor detained by police and impeached by lawmakers.

Boluarte, the country’s former Vice President, was sworn into the top job at Congress to become Peru’s sixth president in under five years.

The ceremony took place hours after a majority of 101 members in the 130-person legislative body voted to impeach former leader Pedro Castillo.

The tumultuous day began when then-President Castillo announced plans to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government, ahead of a looming impeachment vote by lawmakers, which Peru’s Ombudsman described as an “attempted coup d’état.”

He also called for parliamentary elections to work on a new constitution.

The move prompting a string of cabinet resignations, fiery reactions from top officials and condemnation from regional neighbors – and ultimately failed to prevent his impeachment in Congress.

"If something isn't going the way I want, that means we should suspend the preexisting rules, up to and including the ones laid out in the national constitution"

Sounds familiar... Although, in this case, it was coming from a sitting leader, and not one who lost months and months ago and is refusing to let it go.

Yttrium · Dec 7, 2022

Castillo is a leftist, and not really the type to match well with Trump, but wannabe dictators can come from any political group. I'm pleased to see the Peru military taking a reasonable approach.

ThatRobGuy · Dec 7, 2022

Yttrium said:
Castillo is a leftist, and not really the type to match well with Trump, but wannabe dictators can come from any political group. I'm pleased to see the Peru military taking a reasonable approach.

I don't think "thirst for Authoritarianism that benefits me personally" is a partisan quality...you can find examples of people on both sides doing it.

Pinochet and Castro were lightyears apart in terms of economic policy, but they both exhibited the same traits in terms of the "cling to power" mentality.

wing2000 · Dec 7, 2022

...some background leading up to his attempted coup:

Mr. Castillo churned through more than 80 ministers and filled many posts with political allies lacking relevant experience, some of whom have faced investigations for corruption, domestic violence and murder.

Prosecutors accused him of leading a criminal organization with lawmakers and family members to profit off government contracts and of repeatedly obstructing justice, sometimes seemingly in plain view — such as when his daughter disappeared from the presidential palace as she faced arrest and his office later claimed that footage that would have captured the moment went missing.

The president’s approval rating slumped to 19 percent in Lima, though in rural areas it remained at 45 percent, just four percentage points lower than a year ago, according to polls last month by the Institute of Peruvian Studies.

Congress scheduled a third impeachment vote last week after Mr. Castillo threatened to dissolve Congress last month.

It was just hours before that vote when Mr. Castillo announced the dissolution of Congress and the installation of an emergency government to rule by decree, while also imposing an immediate national curfew.

Peru’s President Tried to Dissolve Congress. By Day’s End, He Was Arrested. (Published 2022)

Ahead of an impeachment vote by Congress, Pedro Castillo tried to dissolve the government and seize power. The attempt ended with his ouster and arrest.

www.nytimes.com

disciple Clint · Dec 8, 2022

ThatRobGuy said:
Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress | CNN

Peru's President Pedro Castillo has been detained by Lima police, a source with knowledge of the case told CNNE, after lawmakers voted to oust him on Wednesday as he attempted to dissolve the legislative body and install an emergency government.

www.cnn.com

Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female president on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor detained by police and impeached by lawmakers.

Boluarte, the country’s former Vice President, was sworn into the top job at Congress to become Peru’s sixth president in under five years.

The ceremony took place hours after a majority of 101 members in the 130-person legislative body voted to impeach former leader Pedro Castillo.

The tumultuous day began when then-President Castillo announced plans to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government, ahead of a looming impeachment vote by lawmakers, which Peru’s Ombudsman described as an “attempted coup d’état.”

He also called for parliamentary elections to work on a new constitution.

The move prompting a string of cabinet resignations, fiery reactions from top officials and condemnation from regional neighbors – and ultimately failed to prevent his impeachment in Congress.

"If something isn't going the way I want, that means we should suspend the preexisting rules, up to and including the ones laid out in the national constitution"

Sounds familiar... Although, in this case, it was coming from a sitting leader, and not one who lost months and months ago and is refusing to let it go.

Wow Trump lives rent free

Pommer · Dec 8, 2022

disciple Clint said:
Wow Trump lives rent free

You agree the comparison fits?

disciple Clint · Dec 8, 2022

Pommer said:
You agree the comparison fits?

NO, I honestly feel sorry for some people, mental health has to become a priority in our nation.

wing2000 · Dec 8, 2022

LIMA, Peru — It was a day on which much of Peru was focused on Congress, where an impeachment vote was planned against the president on corruption charges.

But shortly before noon, the Peruvian leader addressed the country in a surprise televised address. He announced the dissolution of Congress and the installation of an emergency government, stunning political leaders across the spectrum, including his own allies, by effectively trying to carry out what was widely condemned as an attempted coup to cling to power.

Government officials resigned en masse. The top court declared the move unconstitutional. And the country’s armed forces and the national police issued a joint statement suggesting they would not support him.

By day’s end, Pedro Castillo, 53, was ousted from power and under arrest. Dina Boluarte, his vice president, was sworn in as president and became the first woman to lead Peru.

It's good the Peruvian institutions supported their Constitution (unlike in 1992 when President Alberto Fujimori successfully carried out a coup).

And yes, the former POTUS has certainly demonstrated he is capable of trying the same thing...

Peru’s President Tried to Dissolve Congress. By Day’s End, He Was Arrested. (Published 2022)

Ahead of an impeachment vote by Congress, Pedro Castillo tried to dissolve the government and seize power. The attempt ended with his ouster and arrest.

www.nytimes.com

ThatRobGuy · Dec 8, 2022

disciple Clint said:
Wow Trump lives rent free

The "he's living rent free" trope doesn't really apply when he's actually saying some of the same things that corrupted politicians in other countries are saying with regards to terminating parts of the constitution, and trying to compel elected officials to overturn things that people voted for.

"Living in someone's head rent free" would be if he was simply sitting around his house and doing nothing and people were finding a reason to complain, or if people got agitated by him saying something benign or trivial like "I have the best golf courses".

By the standard you're seemingly setting here, by those rules, anytime Biden pushed a policy initiative you didn't like and you started a thread to discuss it, that would mean Biden was living in your head rent free.

disciple Clint · Dec 9, 2022

ThatRobGuy said:
The "he's living rent free" trope doesn't really apply when he's actually saying some of the same things that corrupted politicians in other countries are saying with regards to terminating parts of the constitution, and trying to compel elected officials to overturn things that people voted for.

"Living in someone's head rent free" would be if he was simply sitting around his house and doing nothing and people were finding a reason to complain, or if people got agitated by him saying something benign or trivial like "I have the best golf courses".

By the standard you're seemingly setting here, by those rules, anytime Biden pushed a policy initiative you didn't like and you started a thread to discuss it, that would mean Biden was living in your head rent free.

Except for the simple fact that the op has absolutely nothing to do with Trump and any connection is totally bogus and exists only in someone's mind

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